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The Music of Lennon/McCartney Trivia Quiz

Here's a few easy questions about some of the songs written by one of the greatest songwriting teams ever. John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

A multiple-choice quiz by Man With No Name. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Man With No Name

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,261

Updated
Jul 31 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7191

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: SatchelPooch (5/10), leith90 (6/10), Guest 77 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Eleanor Rigby" appeared on The Beatles' "Please, Please Me" album in 1963.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lennon and McCartney wrote "Nowhere Man" which appeared on The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album. Who sings the lead vocal on this track? Hint

John Lennon

Ringo Starr

George Harrison

Paul McCartney

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lennon and McCartney wrote all of these except... Hint

Lovely Rita

Yellow Submarine

Cry For a Shadow

With a Little Help From My Friends

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who sings lead on Lennon and McCartney's 1966 classic "Yellow Submarine." Hint

John Lennon

Ringo Starr

Paul McCartney

George Harrison

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lennon/McCartney wrote "She Loves You", "Please, Please Me", and "Twist and Shout" all in the same sitting.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lennon/McCartney wrote the title track for all five of The Beatles' feature films.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these Lennon/McCartney songs did not include John Lennon in the recording process? Hint

Yesterday

She's Leaving Home

All Together Now

Because

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lennon/McCartney wrote every song on The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lennon/McCartney wrote the title track for all of these albums except... Hint

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Abbey Road

Please, Please Me

Help

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Question 10 of 10

10. Paul McCartney and John Lennon had great solo careers after leaving The Beatles. What song on one of John Lennon's solo albums originally gave songwriting credit to Lennon/McCartney? Hint

Give Peace a Chance

Crippled Inside

Mind Games

Woman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Eleanor Rigby" appeared on The Beatles' "Please, Please Me" album in 1963.

Answer: False

Okay an easy one. "Eleanor Rigby" appeared on The Beatles' "Revolver" album in 1966. Paul sings lead vocal.

2. Lennon and McCartney wrote "Nowhere Man" which appeared on The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album. Who sings the lead vocal on this track?

Answer: John Lennon

John Lennon sings this song. According to The Beatles Anthology, Lennon wrote "Nowhere Man" about himself at a time when he was down and depressed.

3. Lennon and McCartney wrote all of these except...

Answer: Cry For a Shadow

"Cry For a Shadow" is the only song in the entire Beatles catalog that is written solely by George Harrison and John Lennon. It is an instrumental and was released on the album, "Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers."

4. Who sings lead on Lennon and McCartney's 1966 classic "Yellow Submarine."

Answer: Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr singing this song made it even more bizarre sounding and gave it the off the wall feel it needed.

5. Lennon/McCartney wrote "She Loves You", "Please, Please Me", and "Twist and Shout" all in the same sitting.

Answer: False

Lennon/McCartney didn't write "Twist and Shout" and there is no proof of them writing "She Loves You" and "Please, Please Me" in the same sitting.

6. Lennon/McCartney wrote the title track for all five of The Beatles' feature films.

Answer: True

The Duo wrote the title track for all five films which included "A Hard Days Night", "Help", "Magical Mystery Tour", "Yellow Submarine", and "Let It Be."

7. Which one of these Lennon/McCartney songs did not include John Lennon in the recording process?

Answer: Yesterday

"Yesterday" does give song writing credit to John Lennon even though it was written solely by Paul McCartney and was recorded by George Martin and Paul McCartney.

8. Lennon/McCartney wrote every song on The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Answer: False

George Harrison wrote "Within You, Without You", which is track eight on the album.

9. Lennon/McCartney wrote the title track for all of these albums except...

Answer: Abbey Road

"Abbey Road" is not a song. Just an album.

10. Paul McCartney and John Lennon had great solo careers after leaving The Beatles. What song on one of John Lennon's solo albums originally gave songwriting credit to Lennon/McCartney?

Answer: Give Peace a Chance

"Give Peace a Chance" was credited as written by Lennon/McCartney even though it was written and recorded by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Source: Author Man With No Name

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